Routine afternoon congestion is building on eastbound I-4 in Orange County. Delays are reported from Princeton Street to State Road 423; and from Conroy Road to State Road 50. Elsewhere in Central Florida, troopers report a crash with roadblock on Sand Lake Road at Turkey Lake Road. Troopers also report an accident with roadblock on southbound State Road 417 at mile marker 45 in Sanford.

The imposing white U.S. Courthouse on Spring Street overlooking the 101 Freeway has hosted some of Los Angeles' most memorable legal dramas. Clark Gable and Charlie Chaplin faced paternity trials there. The House Committee on Un-American Activities convened at the court for hearings on communism in Hollywood. In the summer of 1971, Daniel Ellsberg spoke out against the Vietnam War on its front steps as he defended himself in the Pentagon Papers case. But the grand courthouse now sits at the center of a political battle over its future.

The official explanation: ''An urban control operation.'' Shot five times in the head by soldiers: Daniel Herbert Gillard, 52, a Belgian priest. He was in a coma in a hospital in Cali, 200 miles south of Bogota. Noemi Arevalo, secretary of International Charities in Cali, a passenger in the car driven by Gillard, was wounded and hospitalized. An International Charities spokesman said shots were fired when Gillard failed to stop at a roadblock.

The truck stop industry, responding to President Bush's call for a major drug offensive, has launched a nationwide campaign known as ''Operation Roadblock'' to transform truck stops into drug-free zones. Owners are considering the use of drug-sniffing dogs, sting operations, counseling programs and random drug tests for truck stop employees. Roger A. King, spokesman for the National Association of Truck Stop Operators, estimates 3 to 5 percent of the nation's 1 million commercial drivers either sell or use drugs.

A jobs roadblock Lawmakers in Tallahassee have declared creating jobs to be a top priority. That's a good thing. Figures released this week show the unemployment rate in Florida hit 11.9 percent in January; it was even higher in Metro Orlando, at 12.4 percent. So why would lawmakers even consider raiding $428 million from the state's transportation trust fund to balance the budget? The head of a construction-industry trade group said this week that the raid would eliminate funding for projects that could create between 80,000 and 100,000 road-building jobs.

ALGIERS, Algeria -- An armed group killed 16 people at a roadblock west of the Algerian capital, security forces said Saturday. It was one of three attacks at roadblocks in three days that have left about 30 people dead and a senator kidnapped. No one claimed responsibility, but such massacres are blamed on Islamic insurgents trying to topple Algeria's military-backed government.

A Tavares police officer who used his car as a roadblock and then fired his gun at a speeding motorist earlier this month has been suspended for two weeks without pay.Officer Michael Woods didn't have cause to shoot at the fleeing pickup truck, according to results of a city police investigation released Friday. He also endangered himself and the truck driver by using the patrol car as a roadblock, the investigation determined.Woods, 35, who has been a Tavares police officer for nearly three years, could not be reached Friday for comment.

The city's efforts to block Trentwood Boulevard near Daetwyler Drive to through traffic will be temporary.A few residents last Tuesday night protested the city's decision to block the road, saying they would be left with only one entrance and exit into the neighborhood, which would cause a rush-hour bottleneck.Another group of homeowners earlier this month persuaded the city to install a barrier. They feared for their safety because drive-through motorists were speeding, loitering and abusing their neighborhood.

Brookings - Record keeping has been identified as a roadblock in the path to profitable cattle operations. IRM Redbooks have proven themselves as a great tool in helping cattlemen around that roadblock," says Julie Walker, SDSU Extension Beef Specialist. "Producers can't manage what they don't measure" Walker said. "The IRM red book allows producers to keep numerous records in one location. By keeping these records producers have their specific information to make good management decisions.

Rush-hour traffic can ruin a morning commute but Flagler County drivers got a laugh when deputies were called out to coax a furry roadblock out of the street. A brown pony with an auburn mane and blue eyes was wandering around on State Road 100 just after 7 a.m. today. The small pony's head barely reached the trunk of Deputy Steve Williams' squad car. Using his law enforcement skill and showing off his rodeo knowledge, Williams corralled the small horse and slipped a lasso around her neck.

There were grand plans for the 2012 Granite Hills baseball team. But as Tyler Scurlock knows, things don't always go as well as planned. Scurlock, the only baseball coach in the 13-year history of the school, has had plenty of success in the Desert Sky League, having won three straight league titles. But there always seemed to be a roadblock in the playoffs. Last year, that roadblock in the second round was Chino. Two years ago, it was Palm Desert. This year, although the Cougars did not ultimately win a CIF -Southern Section title, Granite Hills got through a roadblock and set new standards for the program.

For the finale of the 20th season of "The Amazing Race," Vanessa and Ralph took fourth place in the first hour and left Rachel and Dave Brown, Art Velez and JJ Carrell and Brendon Villegas and Rachel Reilly competing for the one million dollar prize in the final leg. The final leg had the racers finishing up in Honolulu, Hawaii, where they got to rappel down the Waterfront Towers and then save a distressed swimmer (not a real distressed swimmer)...

The Missouri Secretary of State's office says it knows of no substantiated complaints of illegal immigrants voting in the state. But that inconvenient fact isn't slowing down Missouri Rep. Shane Schoeller, who is willing to disenfranchise legitimate voters to make sure no undocumented citizens venture into the polls. Schoeller, from Willard, Mo., is sponsoring a bill that would require people to prove they are U.S. citizens when they register to vote. They would need to produce a U.S. birth certificate, passport, naturalization certificate or other document showing citizenship.

HBO's freshman laffer "Girls" drew a combined 1.1 million across two telecasts in its premiere Sunday night. In the initial 10:30 p.m. screening, the episode garnered 872,000 viewers, with 246,000 coming aboard for another showing two hours later. At 10 p.m., the season-three finale of "Eastbound and Down" was watched by 1.1 million. The midnight telecast drew 489,000. Though the "Girls" figures may be on the low side, the show doubled what HBO had previously done in the 10:30 timeslot with "Life's Too Short.

Willie Banks, the Minnesota Twins' No. 1 pick in the 1987 draft, is on the fast track to the major leagues. But on a recent visit to his old neighborhood in Jersey City, N.J., he hit a roadblock - reality.''I was going by my old project with my cousin,'' Banks said. ''We were getting a birthday cake for my mom. On the other side of the street was a cop car. I said to my cousin, 'Watch them turn around and pull me over.' Sure enough that's exactly what happened.''Banks said he was not speeding and denied making any wrong turns.

Lake County Administrator Mike Willett said officials are exploring alternatives to a controversial roadblock through a community west of the Lake Square Mall.A petition signed by about 45 Shademoor residents asking for removal of the roadblock was presented to the county commission Tuesday, but no action was taken.County officials last month blocked off Shademoor, which links Shademoor Acres to Radio Road and the mall, after residents complained about speeders cutting through their community going to the mall.

Nighttime drivers on the Central Florida GreeneWay can expect rolling roadblocks during the next few days. The roadblocks start tonight, and run through Wednesday morning, according to Orlando Orange County Expressway Authority. They will occur both north-and southbound between the BeachLine interchange and Curry Ford Road. Florida Highway Patrol troopers will slow traffic from 10 p.m.-4 a.m. in affected areas so that workers can install overhead signage, the expressway authority said.